As was foretold, we've added advertisements to the forums! If you have questions, or if you encounter any bugs, please visit this thread: https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/240191/forum-advertisement-faq-and-reports-thread/
We're funding a new Acquisitions Incorporated series on Kickstarter right now! Check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pennyarcade/acquisitions-incorporated-the-series-2

[CoX] In Bizarro World, Defenders Get Buffs

1141517192062

Posts

  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    Vision impaired.
    screen_size.jpg

    Scale that up to 1920 by 1200 to see my actual size. (understandably with jpg compression in this case).

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • jonxpjonxp [E] PC Security Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    What a jerk, Scooter.
    <3

    jonxp on
    Every time you write parallel fifths, Bach kills a kitten.
    3DS Friend Code: 2707-1614-5576
    PAX Prime 2014 Buttoneering!
  • CorvusCorvus . VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Man, they allowed graphic sigs on the new CoH Forums? That is a terrible idea for official MMO forums.

    Corvus on
    :so_raven:
  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2009
    Welcome to double mapserve weekend!

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2009
    Kill it! Kill it with fire!
    bad34.jpg

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • NocrenNocren Lt Futz, Back in Action North CarolinaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Tech?
    What the fuck?
    Unless he's like the Penny Arcadians and he's actually from Baulder's Gate (1 or 2) that ain't gonna fly...

    Nocren on
    newSig.jpg
  • NarbusNarbus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Of COURSE the three month vet has all those AE badges. Of course he does. Also /petition him for infringement. It makes me happy. If you're going to infringe at least be clever about it.

    Narbus on
  • WeX MajorsWeX Majors 8th Floor, MegashipRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Or you can be like the Arcadians and just be blatant about it.
    screenshot_2009-03-01-01-06-07_1.jpg

    Very, very blatant.

    WeX Majors on
  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2009
    Yes, but that was actually funny.

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2009
    Narbus wrote: »
    Of COURSE the three month vet has all those AE badges. Of course he does. Also /petition him for infringement. It makes me happy. If you're going to infringe at least be clever about it.

    I got 10 AV badges after my first AE story arc. I don't know what the 11th is.

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    WeX Majors wrote: »
    Or you can be like the Arcadians and just be blatant about it.
    screenshot_2009-03-01-01-06-07_1.jpg

    Very, very blatant.

    <333333333333333

    Fallout on
    xcomsig.png
  • RobzielRobziel Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Kill it! Kill it with fire!
    bad34.jpg

    I have to admit, I'm surprised I didn't see more of those when dual blades went live.

    Robziel on
    Do I look like the sort of man who'd go and find unsuspecting Japanese schoolgirls in short skirts and white panties and ask them if they want to see my "Cthulu Special"?
  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Narbus wrote: »
    Of COURSE the three month vet has all those AE badges. Of course he does. Also /petition him for infringement. It makes me happy. If you're going to infringe at least be clever about it.
    I got 10 AV badges after my first AE story arc. I don't know what the 11th is.
    The 11th one makes you THE DEVIL.

    Glal on
  • poshnialloposhniallo Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Narbus wrote: »
    Of COURSE the three month vet has all those AE badges. Of course he does. Also /petition him for infringement. It makes me happy. If you're going to infringe at least be clever about it.

    Petitioning for infringement is only done by dicks.

    And we all know the golden rule.

    poshniallo on
    I figure I could take a bear.
  • RobzielRobziel Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    ra salvatore must die?

    Robziel on
    Do I look like the sort of man who'd go and find unsuspecting Japanese schoolgirls in short skirts and white panties and ask them if they want to see my "Cthulu Special"?
  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2009
    The golden rule is don't be a dick by naming yourself after the uber drow.

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I have a 3-point system for petitioning people. Being an infringement is 1 point. Being a ridiculously blatant in it is another. But even then you've gotta be a dick or an idiot on top of that.

    Well, mostly I just use it as an excuse to petition idiots, since that's not usually an enforceable offense.

    Scooter on
  • Fartacus_the_MightyFartacus_the_Mighty Brought to you by the letter A.Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    First, powerset proliferation and customizable colors. Next, custom power sets? Maybe make it easy and just let people pick up any power from all the same-archetype primaries, as long as it's at or below the original level tier. It's really the only place left to go, aside from letting us change animations.

    Also, I should probably get off my lazy ass and post a picture of my nearly-infringing Captain Falcon clone.

    Fartacus_the_Mighty on
  • NocrenNocren Lt Futz, Back in Action North CarolinaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Apparently for powers without colors (like MA and I think some of the other melee sets) you can pick what animations you want to use.

    I just wonder if you can finally customize your Mastermind pets.

    Oooohh... if that were possible.... How about a MM where every pet is an almost exact Gary of Gary?

    Nocren on
    newSig.jpg
  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    First, powerset proliferation and customizable colors. Next, custom power sets? Maybe make it easy and just let people pick up any power from all the same-archetype primaries, as long as it's at or below the original level tier. It's really the only place left to go, aside from letting us change animations.
    That could make for some really fucking scary high level controllers.
    Imagine if you could have a single character with fire-imps, animate stone, singularity and jack frost.

    Sure, you'd miss out on the APP powers, maybe some of the high end secondary powers, but given the choice I know which I'd choose.

    see317 on
  • Fartacus_the_MightyFartacus_the_Mighty Brought to you by the letter A.Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    see317 wrote: »
    First, powerset proliferation and customizable colors. Next, custom power sets? Maybe make it easy and just let people pick up any power from all the same-archetype primaries, as long as it's at or below the original level tier. It's really the only place left to go, aside from letting us change animations.
    That could make for some really fucking scary high level controllers.
    Imagine if you could have a single character with fire-imps, animate stone, singularity and jack frost.

    Sure, you'd miss out on the APP powers, maybe some of the high end secondary powers, but given the choice I know which I'd choose.

    Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of having each power slot in a set be restricted only to other powers that normally fit in that spot (or lower). For example, the 4th power in the primary could be replaced with any other 4th, 3rd, 2nd, or 1st primary power, but not with a power that went in the 5th slot or higher. So a controller wouldn't be able to take more than one pet, but a Mastermind could give up his final upgrade power to have two Boss-class henchmen.

    Fartacus_the_Mighty on
  • NarbusNarbus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I don't think this game is balanced for that kinda thing at all. Can you imagine a tanker with the ability to stack shields?

    Narbus on
  • phoenix555555phoenix555555 Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Or how about a blaster with fireball, fire breath, flamethrower, and Rain of Arrows?

    phoenix555555 on
  • ShawnaseeShawnasee Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Make it where you can't get the top tier powers.
    Maybe it caps at level 32 or 35...

    Shawnasee on
  • NarbusNarbus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Yeah that doesn't fix the "stacking shields" problem, nor the "AoE hellgod" problem.

    Narbus on
  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited August 2009
    Nah, the entire game would be cookie-cutter. You have enough mathmagicians on the forums that would come up with optimal builds that completely maximize DPS and marginalize the content even more.

    A duck! on
  • NarbusNarbus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Also someone would point out the damage a corrupter with rain of fire, fireball, blizzard, tar patch, and freezing rain could put out, and dammit if all the good fire/ice names aren't taken by Blazin' Chill and Coldfyre and ChillBurn

    Narbus on
  • Fartacus_the_MightyFartacus_the_Mighty Brought to you by the letter A.Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    The devs will need to continue making content or new mechanics to retain existing players, and what would mix up the game more than custom powersets?

    I fully understand the notion that custom sets would marginalize most of the content, but I've already done most of what's in the game. I think I'd have a lot of fun playing through the game with a few more characters if I could build my own sets.

    But yeah, it wouldn't surprise me if somebody figured out a build that allowed a character to solo something like the LRSF.

    Fartacus_the_Mighty on
  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    There would basically be no reason to make anything other than a scrapper or brute. Take a couple of the resist/defense armors and combine with one of the +regen powers, then you could take the +end powers from both regen and willpower and still save slots from what you would normally need for stamina. Then for the attacks, just take the aoes from every set.

    Scooter on
  • KurnDerakKurnDerak Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    So... what just happened to virtue?

    Edit: NVM, was grayed out, now its not. Crash or game being crazy?

    KurnDerak on
  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Given that it's a double xp weekend I'd bet it crashed.

    Scooter on
  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2009
    Scrappers already seem to be crazy strong, allowing them to select whatever powers they wanted (even given the proposed constraints) would be overkill. I do notable damage as a Blaster, but that is balanced by the fact that if something swings on me even once before I can punch it away I am pretty much dead. Scrappers don't seem to have that limitation.

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • NAND NORNAND NOR Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    The devs will need to continue making content or new mechanics to retain existing players, and what would mix up the game more than custom powersets?

    How about revamping all the old hazard zones that no one goes to anymore. Perez Park? Boomtown? I swear there are people playing right now that don't even know what those are, or where they are located.

    Also, they should remove the AE content. LF boss farm lol.

    NAND NOR on
    moebius.jpg
  • WeX MajorsWeX Majors 8th Floor, MegashipRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    So a Double XP Weekend has come and gone and...

    I never even logged in.

    Not once.

    I let the installer update the game, sure. But never bothered to go in. In fact, I haven't played since the Rikti Invasion of '09 ended. Despite being payed up till...October actually. Wow.
    Now, I'll grant the game the fact I didn't do much of anything game related this week. Busy at work and all that, but I still had a whole day to play on Saturday.

    Instead, I played Overlord. The first one.

    Did I actually miss any excitment? Even the thread seemed kinda out of it the whole time, which is unlike it during any sort of event.

    Or is it that we're all just waiting to make The Rainbow Brigade?

    I guess I'm just curious to see if I'm the only one who simply decided to not even bother.

    WeX Majors on
  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    While I might keep my account active (I have a job and hence spending money now) I don't see myself really getting back into it until Going Rogue. While coloring powers is nice, I need things I can do, not just doing the same things over again in red instead of blue.

    I only logged in about twice, mostly because I figured more people would be on than usual, not because I really care about xp at all anymore.

    Scooter on
  • ShawnaseeShawnasee Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    The wife and I got in on a couple of toons that have been sitting at 19 and 20 for a while now. As of this morning they hit 40. So 20 levels in a weekend, with sparse playing time, isn't bad at all.

    Surprisingly, I didn't see any three dot servers this weekend when we were on. I am starting to think the cryers of "DOOOOMMM" might be on to something. Are we really seeing the end of days? Or have I just jumped on the doom wagon?

    Shawnasee on
  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Double XP weekend was a great success for me, thanks to the Lep brothers and plenty of other PA people and random non-PA people.

    Thanks dudes

    Renzo on
  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2009
    Shawnasee wrote: »
    Surprisingly, I didn't see any three dot servers this weekend when we were on. I am starting to think the cryers of "DOOOOMMM" might be on to something. Are we really seeing the end of days? Or have I just jumped on the doom wagon?

    You wouldn't know this by all the map-servering going on this last weekend.

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • RobzielRobziel Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I want to say there was a server upgrade a while back and the end result was that servers only come in three colors, Green, Yellow and Grey.

    But I've been known to be wrong

    Also when I logged off last night there where almost 1000 villain player's unhidden that's more than twice what I see normally

    Robziel on
    Do I look like the sort of man who'd go and find unsuspecting Japanese schoolgirls in short skirts and white panties and ask them if they want to see my "Cthulu Special"?
  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2009
    I am kind of hoping the GR has some awesome features in it, as the current state of the game doesn't wow me much.

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
This discussion has been closed.